Brunner
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Johann Brunner (1653-1725) was a leading anatomist of his time who discovered the duodenal glands named after him. He conducted experimental surgeries including splenectomy and pancreatectomy in dogs.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
Brunner, Johann (Johann Konrad Brunner, 1653-1725), the greatest anatomist of his time. He studied medicine in Strasbourg, Paris, London, and Amsterdam. In 1687, he was invited as a professor to Heidelberg. In 1686, he discovered in the duodenum of humans and dogs the glands named after him. B. experimentally performed extirpation of the spleen and pancreas in a dog, keeping the animal alive for some time after the operation. Among B.'s works can be mentioned: "De glandulis in intestino duodeno hominis detectis", Heidelberg (dissertation, 1687) and "Experimenta nova circa pancreas" (1722).
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“Brunner.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/brunner/